Woman, 24, Shot

DIGEST

Boyfriend Arrested

LAUDERHILL — A domestic dispute in a Lauderhill townhouse on Saturday left a woman, 24, hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the neck and her boyfriend in jail.

The boyfriend, Bernard G. McKine, 37, was being held in the Broward County Jail on a charge of aggravated battery.

Lauderhill police were called to the couple's home in the 5300 block of Northwest 25th Court at 9:32 a.m. Officers found the wounded woman and immediately arrested McKine. A handgun was recovered in the townhouse.

The woman said they were arguing when McKine shot her. She remained conscious after the attack and spoke with investigators at the scene before being transported to Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The woman was listed in serious condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.